Sept. 2017 Cannonball, Vol. 37, No. 4

The Cannonball is the official magazine published by the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society. Your $20 annual Membership fee delivers five issues to your door throughout the year. This issue includes:

A Message from the President By Ken Clark

Report on the 2017 Fair Week Open House

Member Information by John Muchler

Historic Marker Dedicated

Largest Patrons on the Shawmut in 1930

Two New Mogul Locomotives—April 25, 1913

Th B&S Wants to Rent Two Locomotives

January 2025	Vol. 45, No. 1 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
March 2025	Vol. 45, No. 2 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
May 4, 2025	Annual Meeting. 1PM at the Fairgrounds in Angelica.	Departed
June 2025	Vol. 45, No. 3 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
July 12, 2025	Work Day at the museum, 1-5 PM. Come volunteer to get the museum ready for Fair Week.	Departed
July 14-19, 2025	Fair Week. All equip- ment and the museum will be open to the public daily, 12 Noon-8PM duing the Allegany County Fair, Angelica, NY	Departed
Sept. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 4 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
Sept. 21, 2025	Annual Shawmut Days in St. Marys, PA at the Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad. Find the railroad by traveling south on route 255 from downtown St. Marys. The street is Gillen Crossing Road with a very tall and easy to miss sign.	Departed
Nov. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 5 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Arriving Soon
Jan. 2026	Vol. 46, No. 1 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	On Schedule

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OUR PURPOSE IS THE DISCOVERY, PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT & NORTHERN RAILROAD AND ITS PREDECESSORS IN NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BUSINESSES AND AREAS THESE RAILROADS SERVED.